Research Article

A rare nerve variation: duplication of the digital nerves in the index finger

Volume: 43 Number: 5 October 31, 2009
  • Samet Kuvat
  • Suleyman Tagil
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A rare nerve variation: duplication of the digital nerves in the index finger

Abstract

We present a 36-year-old male patient who had an anatomic variation in the number of digital nerves in the index finger of the left hand. During flexor tendoplasty for a zone II flexor tendon injury in the index finger, duplication of the radial and ulnar digital nerves was detected at the level of the proximal phalanx, making a total of four digital nerves. Both radial and ulnar digital nerves gave off branches at the level of the metacarpophalangeal joint that ran to the distal index finger. One of digital nerves on the radial side was cut at the level of the proximal phalanx and was treated with neurorrhaphy. Complete sensory recovery in the distal area of the index finger was achieved within a follow-up of six months. Such variations in the digital nerves may lead to insufficient repair if they are gone unnoticed.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Samet Kuvat This is me

Suleyman Tagil This is me

Publication Date

October 31, 2009

Submission Date

May 10, 2014

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Published in Issue

Year 2009 Volume: 43 Number: 5

APA
Kuvat, S., & Tagil, S. (2009). A rare nerve variation: duplication of the digital nerves in the index finger. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 43(5), 453-455. https://izlik.org/JA49NA49AW
AMA
1.Kuvat S, Tagil S. A rare nerve variation: duplication of the digital nerves in the index finger. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43(5):453-455. https://izlik.org/JA49NA49AW
Chicago
Kuvat, Samet, and Suleyman Tagil. 2009. “A Rare Nerve Variation: Duplication of the Digital Nerves in the Index Finger”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 (5): 453-55. https://izlik.org/JA49NA49AW.
EndNote
Kuvat S, Tagil S (October 1, 2009) A rare nerve variation: duplication of the digital nerves in the index finger. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 5 453–455.
IEEE
[1]S. Kuvat and S. Tagil, “A rare nerve variation: duplication of the digital nerves in the index finger”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 453–455, Oct. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA49NA49AW
ISNAD
Kuvat, Samet - Tagil, Suleyman. “A Rare Nerve Variation: Duplication of the Digital Nerves in the Index Finger”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43/5 (October 1, 2009): 453-455. https://izlik.org/JA49NA49AW.
JAMA
1.Kuvat S, Tagil S. A rare nerve variation: duplication of the digital nerves in the index finger. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43:453–455.
MLA
Kuvat, Samet, and Suleyman Tagil. “A Rare Nerve Variation: Duplication of the Digital Nerves in the Index Finger”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 5, Oct. 2009, pp. 453-5, https://izlik.org/JA49NA49AW.
Vancouver
1.Samet Kuvat, Suleyman Tagil. A rare nerve variation: duplication of the digital nerves in the index finger. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2009 Oct. 1;43(5):453-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA49NA49AW